Tag: Security incidents
Suffered a Data Breach? Here’s the Immediate Action Plan
Sensitive information is like money to cybercriminals. Attackers leverage personally identifiable information (PII) exposed in data breaches to launch various cyberattacks or trade it...
NimzaLoader: Malware Written in Rare Programming Language
Security experts uncovered a new kind of phishing campaign in which threat actors are using newly crafted malware written in a rare programming language...
How Cyberattacks Cause Severe Hazards to Health Care Industry
Cyberattacks on health care organizations have become rampant in 2020. With multiple data breaches and ransomware attacks, the health care providers continued to be...
How to Report and Regain Access to Your Hacked Facebook Account
Data breaches and security incidents have become rampant across the social media sector, making continuous headlines. There are numerous incidents reported where unwitting users...
1 in 4 Cyberattacks Handled by U.K.’s NCSC Were Related to...
Over one in four security incidents handled by the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) last year were COVID-19 related cyberthreats. In its annual...
“Psychology of Human Error” Could Help Businesses Prevent Security Breaches
Several organizations are concerned about human errors that cause accidental exposure of a company’s critical data. A joint study from Stanford University Professor Jeff...
Whistle-Blower Reports to ICO Increase by 34% in the Last Year
Ever since the GDPR was introduced, disclosure of security incidents via whistle-blower reports has increased significantly. According to a report from RPC, a legal...
Poor Data Security Policies Affect Businesses During the Pandemic: Report
A new research from secure payments provider PCI Pal revealed that most consumers may not trust organizations with poor cybersecurity practices or data breach...
8 in 10 Australian Companies Say Cybersecurity Investments Fail
A new research from Accenture revealed that 80% of companies in Australia believe that their cybersecurity investments are failing. The research also reported a...
Hackers Expose 5 Bn Records in 2019, Costing U.S. Firms $1.2...
According to a survey report from identity and access management firm ForgeRock, threat actors exposed more than 5 billion consumer records in 2019, costing...
